নয়

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Bengali[edit]

Bengali numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8
9
10  → 
    Cardinal: নয় (noẏ)
    Ordinal: নবম (nobom)
    Adverbial: নবার (nobar)
    Multiplier: নগুণ (nogun)

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀦𑀯 (nava), from Sanskrit नवन् (návan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]

Numeral[edit]

নয় (noẏ)

  1. nine

Etymology 2[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit নয় (naẏa). Compare Assamese নয় (noy), Odia ନୟ (nôyô), Hindustani ني / नय (nay).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

নয় (noẏ)

  1. moral principle
    Synonyms: ধর্ম (dhormo), নীতি (niti)
  2. politics, sociology
  3. theology, ethics
Declension[edit]
Inflection of নয়
nominative নয়
noẏ
objective নয় / নয়কে
noẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / noẏke (semantically definite)
genitive নয়য়ের / নয়র
noẏyer / noẏr
locative নয়তে
noẏte
Indefinite forms
nominative নয়
noẏ
objective নয় / নয়কে
noẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / noẏke (semantically definite)
genitive নয়য়ের / নয়র
noẏyer / noẏr
locative নয়তে
noẏte
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative নয়টা , নয়টি
noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal)
নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো
noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal)
objective নয়টা, নয়টি
noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal)
নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো
noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal)
genitive নয়টার, নয়টির
noẏṭar (colloquial), noẏṭir (formal)
নয়গুলার, নয়গুলোর
noẏgular (colloquial), noẏgulor (formal)
locative নয়টাতে / নয়টায়, নয়টিতে
noẏṭate / noẏṭay (colloquial), noẏṭite (formal)
নয়গুলাতে / নয়গুলায়, নয়গুলোতে
noẏgulate / noẏgulay (colloquial), noẏgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

নয় (noẏ)

  1. Alternative form of নহে (nohe), familiar third-person present of নহা (noha, to not be)

Conjunction[edit]

নয় (noẏ)

  1. or, nor, else, otherwise

Noun[edit]

নয় (noẏ)

  1. not being, no, impossibility
Declension[edit]
Inflection of নয়
nominative নয়
noẏ
objective নয় / নয়কে
noẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / noẏke (semantically definite)
genitive নয়য়ের / নয়র
noẏyer / noẏr
locative নয়তে
noẏte
Indefinite forms
nominative নয়
noẏ
objective নয় / নয়কে
noẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / noẏke (semantically definite)
genitive নয়য়ের / নয়র
noẏyer / noẏr
locative নয়তে
noẏte
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative নয়টা , নয়টি
noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal)
নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো
noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal)
objective নয়টা, নয়টি
noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal)
নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো
noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal)
genitive নয়টার, নয়টির
noẏṭar (colloquial), noẏṭir (formal)
নয়গুলার, নয়গুলোর
noẏgular (colloquial), noẏgulor (formal)
locative নয়টাতে / নয়টায়, নয়টিতে
noẏṭate / noẏṭay (colloquial), noẏṭite (formal)
নয়গুলাতে / নয়গুলায়, নয়গুলোতে
noẏgulate / noẏgulay (colloquial), noẏgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “নয়”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, নয়, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh

Bishnupriya Manipuri[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /nɔɪ̯/

Noun[edit]

নয় (nôi)

  1. nine

Hajong[edit]

Numeral[edit]

নয় (nôy)

  1. nine